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Historiat: Jaws and the USS Indianapolis August 12, 2024
Like most people, I love movies. One of my all-time favorites is ‘Jaws.’ I just watched it again recently, and I am always taken in by the performance the actors give throughout the movie. Don’t get me wrong, the rubber shark was great, but the actor...
After Indianapolis Sank, He Survived Shark Attack July 29, 2022
They had watched 63 of their comrades die, one by one, over three days. Some were killed in shark attacks, some succumbed to deadly injury and others died of thirst and hunger. It was their third day stranded in the Philippine Sea. There were 17 of t...
As War Ends, Tragedy Aboard USS Indianapolis July 28, 2022
The circumstances surrounding the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) and its aftermath have fascinated and horrified the public for more than 70 years. This evolving saga has played out in the media through thousands of newspaper articles, hundreds ...
Was McVay to Blame for Sinking? July 29, 2021
The following is the personal opinion of the writer and presents his view of what happened in the USS Indianapolis tragedy. The 1945 sinking of the armored cruiser USS Indianapolis by the Imperial Japanese Submarine I-58 has been called the last grea...
USS Indianapolis Crew Member on Shark Attack July 28, 2021
They had watched 63 of their comrades die, one by one, over three days. Some were killed in shark attacks, some succumbed to deadly injury and others died of thirst and hunger. It was their third day stranded in the Philippine Sea. There were 17 of t...
Congress Awards Indianapolis Crew Gold Medal August 07, 2020
Congress awarded the crew of the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis its Congressional Gold Medal this week, honoring their sacrifice during one of the most tragic incidents of World War II.A Japanese submarine sank the heavy cruiser during the final ...
USS Indianapolis: From Sinking to Trial July 28, 2020
On July 16, 1945, the heavy cruiser Indianapolis departed the California coast for the Pacific island of Tinian. On board was a heavily guarded top-secret cargo destined to end the war. Only hours before the Indianapolis began her high-speed journey,...
